Sentences with phrase «much torque steer»

Sure, it's nice to have more power, but we know how much torque steer the Mazdaspeed 3 suffers from.

Too much torque steer which would keep you very alert while confidently pulling out into a crowded intersection.

Noteworthy: Similar to the V - 6 used in the base TL, the 3.5 - liter unit produces lots of power but, thankfully, not too much torque steer.

At low speeds there is way to much torque steer, you're never really sure which direction you will be heading off in.

Not exact matches

Back on two - lanes, however, the JCW's torque steer reminded me that there's only so much you can do with a front - wheel - drive chassis.

Out of tighter turns you can work the quattro drivetrain to your advantage and get on the power sooner than you think and drive out of a corner with more throttle much earlier, with the front tyres guiding you out as the rears take all the torque they can and a little bit more while you add some counter steer.

The lack of torque steer while pumping out this much power and performance is definitely an eye opener.

To the second point, though the Turbo is hardly in Mazdaspeed 3 territory when it comes to torque steer, there's still a definite feeling that there's not much traction to spare when you nail the throttle at low speeds.

With the previous, 237bhp VXR infamous for its torque - steer, much has been done to avoid the same problems in its all - new 276bhp successor.

The motor's spiky turbocharged torque delivery means that you can very easily apply too much throttle to initiate a slide, then you have to be very quick with the steering to catch it.

Body roll, pitch and yaw are now kept much better in check, steering response and throttle action are quite a bit sharper, and the active torque distribution helps to maintain a sportier flow.

A computer continually analyzes tire slip, yaw rate, steering angle, and acceleration, among other signals, to manage when and how much torque is sent to the front wheels.

Other big stories, though perhaps ones Aston won't appreciate in their retelling, are the lack of a manual option (a ZF eight - speed torque converter automatic gets transmission duties) and the decision to ditch the brand's much - lauded hydraulic steering in favor of an electronic system.

Transmitting 237bhp and 236 lb ft through the front wheels inevitably resulted in torque steer under hard acceleration, added to which was the VXR's fondness for following ruts in the road — both under acceleration and braking — a problem which, we discovered, got much worse as the front tyres wore down and the amount of «give» in the tread blocks reduced.

But as more engine torque is called upon by the driver, the Haldex's electronic brain does the math by registering axle loads, tire slip and steering angle, then commands the fast - acting electro - hydraulic center differential to continuously vary torque distribution to enhance rear traction with a torque split that is biased to the rear wheels by as much as 100 percent.

Although it doesn't have as much twist or any rear - steer at its disposal, the NSX and its comparably swift - shifting nine - speed auto pull off exactly the same trick, mitigating the potential lag - boost effects of its twin turbos with immediate throttle response, the right gear and the full weight of the electric motors» precisely vectored torque.

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Sensors monitor vehicle speed, wheel rotation, gear position, steering angle, lateral g forces and yaw rate to determine how much torque should be shifted to the outside rear wheel in corners.

I can't imagine how much more nimble it'd be if it had rear - wheel steering and the torque vectoring.

And particularly now that the hatch is built around MQB bones, we always marvel at how VW has utterly neutralized the car's 61 / 39 - percent weight distribution and allowed so much feel into the steering while simultaneously quelling torque steer.»

The gt3 is not the fastest porsche but it is the best porsche it doesn't over steer to much like the gt2 and the gt3 doesn't have all this torque it cant handle like the gt2 plus the gt2 cost nearly $ 90K more than the gt3.

Suddenly dumping this much power into the front wheels inevitably causes torque steer, but Hyundai has engineered the mad zigzagging down to a mild, easily controllable pull.

The GTI exhibits the much less torque steer, but also has about 50 less horsepower to deal with.

I wouldn't say it torque steers a huge amount, but it does feel at time like it has too much chassis for the engine.

Turbo lag and torque steer were still present, but to a much lesser degree.

As you know, a Max Grip Box will turn any Mustang into a complete corner killer thanks to an entire suspension overhaul with a tubular K - member and A-arms, coilovers, caster - camber plates, a torque arm, a Panhard bar, lower control arms, an upgraded steering shaft, chassis bracing, and much more.

On racetrack corners much faster than the slalom we also tested on, you can feel the effects of the rear - wheel steering, the extra torque that's been kept at the rear wheels when you decelerate and the weight of the V12 behind you; the S really wants to turn in — it's almost nervously keen to do so — and it's here you're most likely to overcook things and get a slide on.

Similarly, the torque steer isn't especially bad as torque steer goes, it's just there, much as in many other similarly powerful front - drive sedans.

Putting that much twist through the steering wheels creates one significant issue: torque steer.

With 755 horsepower the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette zr1 is the most powerful Corvette ever it's also the most technologically advanced behind me are the rolling s's at Road Atlanta and we're here to see if we can reach to the supercar levels of performance afforded by this thing's massive power big tires and the tall wing on the back after that we'll take to the streets to see if a car this powerful can behave itself in public this is a monster of a car I've had some brief track opportunities moving this morning to get used to the pace of this machine which is phenomenal we're gonna warm up as we get out to the road Atlanta and sort of build up to the pace that this car can operate at now initially when you hop in this car you have this shrine to the engine right above you you see the line of the hood it kind of dominates the center of the view you can see over it it doesn't affect visibility but it's immediately obvious and that kind of speaks to what makes this car special it's a monster of an engine listen to that [Music] that is tremendous tremendous acceleration and incredible power but what I finding so far my brief time here at the Atlanta is that everything else in the car is rut has risen to match hurt me while I lay into it on the back straight look you know 150 mile - an - hour indicated we're going to ease up a little bit on it because I need to focus on talking rather than driving but like I was saying the attributes of the rest of the car the steering the braking capability the grip every system of this car is riding to the same level of the power and I think that's what makes it really impressive initially this is undoubtedly a mega mega fast car but it's one that doesn't terrify you with its performance potential there's a level of electronic sophistication that is unparalleled at this price point but it's hard not to get you know totally slipped away by the power of this engine so that's why I keep coming back to it this car has an electronically controlled limited slip differential it has shocks filled with magnetically responsive fluid that can react faster to inputs and everything this car has a super sophisticated stability control system that teaches you how to drive it quick but also makes you go faster we haven't even gotten into exploring it yet because the limits of this car are so high that frankly it takes a while to grow into it but [Music] I think what's impressive about this car is despite how fast it is it is approachable you can buy this car to track dates with it and grow with it as a driver and as an owner I think that's a really special [Music] because you will never be more talented than this car is fast ever unless you are a racing driver casually grazing under 50 miles an hour on this straight okay I'm just going to enjoy driving this now [Music][Applause][Music] this particular Corvette zr1 comes with the cars track performance package a lot of those changes happen underneath the sheet metal but one of the big differences that is immediately obvious is this giant carbon fiber wing now the way this thing is mounted is actually into the structure of the vehicle and it makes you know loading the rear hatch a bit more difficult but we're assuming that's okay if you're looking for the track performance this thing delivers also giving you that performance are these Michelin Pilot Sport cup tires which are basically track oriented tires that you can drive on the street but as we wake our way to the front of the thing what really matters is what's under the hood that's right there's actually a hole in the hood of this thing and that's because this engine is so tall it's tall because it has a larger supercharger and a bunch of added cooling on it to help it you know keep at the right temperature the supercharger is way larger than the one on the zo six and it has a more cooling capacity and the downside is it's taller so it pops literally through the hood the cool thing is from the top you can actually see this shake when you're looking at it from you know a camera from the top of the vehicle this all makes for 755 horsepower making this the most powerful Corvette ever now what's important about that is this not just the power but likewise everything in the car has to be built to accommodate and be able to drive to the level of speed this thing can develop that's why you had the massive cooling so I had the aerodynamics and that's why I had the electronic sophistication inside [Applause] we had a lot of time to take this car on the track yesterday and I've had the night to think about things Matt today two crews on the road and see how this extreme performance machine deals with the sort of more civil minded stuff of street driving the track impressions remain this thing is unquestionably one of the most capable cars you can get from a dealer these days a lot of that's besides the point now because we're on the street we have speed limits they have the ever - present threat of law enforcement around every corner so the question is what does this car feel like in public when you slow this car down it feels like a more powerful Corvette you don't get much tram lining from these big wheels though we as the front end doesn't want to follow grooves in the pavement it is louder it is a little firmer but it's certainly livable on a day to day basis that's surprising for a vehicle of this capability normally these track oriented cars are so hardcore that you wouldn't want to drive them to the racetrack but let's face it you spend more time driving to the track than you do on the track and the fact that this thing works well in both disciplines is really impressive I can also dial everything back and cruise and not feel like I'm getting punished for driving a hardcore track machine that's a that's a really nice accomplishment that's something that you won't find in cars that are this fast and costs maybe double this much the engine in this car dominates the entire experience you can't miss the engine and the whole friend this car is sort of a shrine to it the way it pops out of the hood the way it's covered with coolers around the sides it is the experience of this car and that does make driving this thing special and also the fact that it doesn't look half bad either in fact I think it has some of the coolest looking wheels currently available on a new car this car as we mentioned this car has the track package the track package on this car gives you what they call competition bucket seats which are a little wide for my tastes but I'm you know not the widest person in the world this automatic transmission works well I mean there's so much torque again out of this engine that it can be very smooth and almost imperceptible its clunky on occasion I think I'd might opt for the manual although Chevy tells me about 80 % of its customers will go for the automatic I don't think they're gonna be disappointed and that's gonna be the faster transmission drag strip on the street - and on the racetrack man it was a little bit more satisfying to my taste though we've talked about the exhaust I have it set in the track setting let's quiet it down a little bit so you can hear the difference now I've set that separately from everything else so let's put it stealth what happened to the engine sound that's pretty that's pretty amazing man stealth is really stealth and then go back to track Wow actually a really big difference that's that's pretty great the Corvette has always been a strong value proposition and nowhere is that more evident than this zr1 giving you a nearly unbeatable track performance per dollar now the nice thing is on the road this doesn't feel like a ragged edge track machine either you could genuinely drive it every day the compromises are few and that's what makes this car so special if you like what you see keep it tuned right here and be sure to visit Edmunds.com [Music]

7sp DSG + XDS might overcome the major limitation of the current Pog when you tune it — torque steer and power understeer, but I guess it depends on how much torque the new DSG can handle

The Bonneville remains front - wheel drive, and there's just so much horsepower you can feed a front - drive car until you are saddled with a bad case of torque steer, which is the tendency, under hard acceleration, for the car to try to steer itself left or right.

So, I was surprised by how much I loved the 2013 Mazdaspeed3 — torque steer and all.

Torque - steer aside, this much muscle used to chew up steering bearings.

There is a Dynamic (sport) and Winter Mode, and there are paddles on the steering wheel, but with so much torque and power they were never tempting during my time with the car.

There seems to be less torque steer than before, and the shifter seems much more robust.

The F56 is much like the R56, the steering is still very good, but due to its electronic nature there is a woodenness to it, especially at lower speeds where you could almost mistake it for torque steer such are the vagaries just off centre.

So much so that Ford engineers should have considered something to help keep torque steer down.

The steering is meaty and pretty talkative, even though there's the occasional light torque steer when you step on the gas pedal with too much conviction.

With that much power at the front wheels, the car suffers from a significant amount of torque steer.

The system takes the position of the steering wheel, the speed of the vehicle and the amount of sideways force and calculates how much brake power it needs for each wheel and, if necessary, engine torque, to help the driver straighten out the vehicle.

Steering weights up nicely as the corner tightens and torque steer is almost a non-issue — impressive as there's so much more torque.

During real - world driving, we found the vehicles comparable, neither showing much freeway hop, torque steer or dive under braking.

A non-contact torque sensor measures the driver's steering effort and an ECU determines how much electric motor assist to add, with the result being a seamless, natural feeling steering in all situations.

Either way, there's torque steer still in both the current Mazdaspeed 3 and Focus ST, but I will say the Ford suffers from it much less and it's rather easy to control.

A non-contact torque sensor measures the driver's steering effort and an ECU determines how much electric motor assist to apply, resulting in smooth, natural and precise steering feel.

Torque steer is much more manageable.

Honda's dual - axis front strut system even eliminates torque steer (though I wonder how much the limited - slip diff helps with the torque steer).

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